| 单词 | silent |
| 释义 | Word Frequency silent(ˈsaɪlənt) adjective 1. characterized by an absence or near absence of noise or sound a silent house 2. tending to speak very little or not at all 3. unable to speak 4. failing to speak, communicate, etc, when expected the witness chose to remain silent 5. not spoken or expressed silent assent 6. not active or in operation a silent volcano 7. (of a letter) used in the conventional orthography of a word but no longer pronounced in that word the 'k' in 'know' is silent 8. denoting a film that has no accompanying soundtrack, esp one made before 1927, when such soundtracks were developed noun 9. a silent film Derived forms silently (ˈsilently) adverb silentness (ˈsilentness) noun Word origin C16: from Latin silēns, from silēre to be quiet |
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